Hungary’s opposition leader Magyar calls for privacy protection in latest campaign speech

Hungary’s main opposition leader Péter Magyar held a campaign event in Budapest on Sunday, calling on the government to respect people’s privacy after what he described as blackmail and a honeytrap set up by the government to discredit him. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to opinion polls, Magyar’s Tisza Party is leading Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, […]

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Kallas says ‘Europe is not facing civilizational erasure’ in rebuke to US bashing

Published on 15/02/2026 – 14:49 GMT+1 Kaja Kallas rejected claims that Europe is facing a civilizational decline that could lead to its disappearance in response to US criticism about the continent’s trajectory. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The EU’s chief diplomat pushed back against the premise that “woke and decadent Europe” is facing civilizational erasure. Her comments come […]

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Munich Security Conference: Six quotes to take away from the world’s biggest security conference

The annual gathering brought together American, Ukrainian and European top diplomatic delegations, with the transatlantic relationship in focus. The three days of talks underscored two competing visions of the West, what it represents and its values. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to help save the West as a common […]

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US Secretary of State Rubio tours Central Europe to strengthen ties with Trump allies Fico and Orbán

Published on 15/02/2026 – 12:10 GMT+1 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his Central European tour in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday, where he held talks with Prime Minister Robert Fico. Rubio also wants to visit Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Both Hungary and Slovakia are considered key allies of US President Donald […]

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Orbán’s assessment of the year: ‘Putining is frivolous and primitive, Brussels is the direct threat’

“The 21st century will be the century of humiliation for Europe,” the Hungarian Prime Minister began his traditional annual assessment speech at Várkert Bazár, after his introduction. Orbán said that, for the first time since the invention of the steam engine, Europe is not part of the world’s transformation, but he believes Hungary has a […]

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Zelenskyy says Europe’s absence from peace talks is a ‘big mistake’ as he calls for more sanctions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said it is a “big mistake” that European leaders are “practically not present at the table” in ongoing US-brokered negotiations to end the war with Russia. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv is working to ensure that Europe’s “interests and […]

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Von der Leyen rebukes NATO chief over ‘no security without US’, calls for European mutual defence

Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday directly challenged the head of the NATO military alliance who suggested Europe can “keep on dreaming” about becoming more independent when it comes to guaranteeing its own security. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the head of the European Commission said the security picture on the continent […]

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